M.A.I.L. (Maille Artisans International League) is an international community of artisans and volunteers dedicated to the advancement of the chainmaille artform. We aim to encourage the sharing and spreading of information, archiving as many techniques and weaves as possible.

Detail of the attachment of the maile drape on the front of the helm to the oculars. As you can see it has been detached and then reattached with more modern riveted rings, which have since then been ...

Newest completed coif 14g galvanized steel european 4in1 using the 45(60) degree seam pattern and 3/8th inch rings. This is my first coif using this pattern. I look kinda sad in the pic because my wif...

Newest completed coif 14g galvanized steel european 4in1 using the 45(60) degree seam pattern and 3/8th inch rings. This is my first coif using this pattern. This pic is of the hood down, and the hole...

This is the newest draft of my scale coif. All TRL large aluminum scales and 14g bright aluminum 3/8th rings. I found while larping in the first draft that it would slide down into my eye a lot and di...

My newest armor,coif and vest [although, I completed it November of '08]. Bright and Anodized aluminum. 16ga 1/4" rings. The symbol is from Full Metal Alchemist-Anime. There is a smaller FMA symbol on...

Maille Coif - 8th/14th Centuries. From the 10th century onwards the coif was worn on top of a cerviller (metal cap) as the head was considered to be the most vulnerable part of the body and had to be ...

Chapel de Fer and Maille coif - 10th / 14th Centuries. This steel hat was the ideal helmet for the archers and the crossbow men of the time. Actually it was fashioned mostly for the protection of the ...

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